Teaching writing

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

Teaching writing to fifth graders doesn't have to be intimidating. This post details exactly how I teach writing in 5th grade.

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Are you looking for an effective way to organize your students' interactive writing notebooks and folders? I've used writing notebooks for several years and have made changes along the way to find the best possible way to use them. In this post, I will show you how to set

Upper elementary descriptive writing activities. Includes anchor charts for expanding sentences and descriptive writing prompts.

Did you think teaching students to write would be a snap? I mean, you are a college-educated, certified individual. How hard could it possibly be? Well, it’s a challenge, especially when just starting out. In my classroom,

Ready to rock teaching beginning of year writing in first grade? These early days of writing instruction must be targeted and on point. Click to learn more.

Teaching the writing process to early writers can be challenging. Read along to find helpful strategies and ways to hold your students accountable when it comes to taking ownership of the writing process with fidelity!

To teach writing to college students without the 5-paragraph essay is the dream. Here's what I use to show students the complexity of writing without...

Help your students expand their writing skills with these teaching ideas on writing a paragraph before they need to know how to write a multi-paragraph.